Tag: Writing exercise

YOUR LOVE STORY

Holding hands. This image illustrates the last writing exercise of the Wabb LAB Love.

The exercise Choose one scene you wrote during this lab. Read it once as a reader, not as the writer who knows what you meant.Pay attention to: Now revise the scene with a single aim: make it easier to read. Focus on: You may change sentences.You may change word choices.You may change emphasis. Parameters If […]

WHAT THEY DID TO PUSH LOVE AWAY

Image of couple after a fight. Used as an illustration to a writing exercise about a repeated behaviour that led to a break up.

WABB LAB – LOVE – DAY 5 Sometimes love ends because of repetition, not drama. The exercise Write a scene where a character realises:I pushed too hard. I waited too long. I didn’t listen. What to write Show: The other person may or may not be present. Rules Tip Image the situation in your head […]

TOO LATE

A person walking away. This images illustrates the writing exercise about someone realizing that they love someone too late

WABB LAB – DAY 4 – TOO LATE Sometimes love is recognised only after it’s gone. The exercise Write a scene where a character realises they have missed their moment. Choose one situation or come up with your own: What to write Focus on: Do not: Rules Tip! Regret is strongest when it’s quiet.

LOVE INTERRUPTED

two girls sitting on the bed receiving a phonecall. This image illustrates a love scene where two people ar eabout to get it on, but they are interrupted.

WABB LAB – LOVE – DAY 3 Love at first sight may sound fabulous, but if they find each other straight away, the story will be over soon. That’s why in storytelling we always need to postpone the end result whether you are writing literature, comedy, drama or theatre. The exercise Write a scene where […]

OPPOSITES ATTRACT

WABB LAB – LOVE – DAY 2 Opposite characters give endless opportunities to write any kind of story and they work great in love stories too! People don’t fall in love because they are similar.They fall in love because something works despite their differences. The exercise Create two characters who are very different. Choose two […]

LOVE IN TIMES OF CHAOS

Picture of an older couple crossing the streets. Puprose of the image is to illustrate the writing exercise love in difficult times.

WABB LAB – LOVE – DAY 1 Wabb-Labs are a weeklong deep dive into a specific form of writing. It is almost February, which means love is in the air! This week we will drown ourselves in love and write about it every day! As you hopefully know, when it comes to love, action speaks […]

A PERSON WHO DISSAPEARED

Atmospheric image of a woman smelling a flower.

WABB LAB – MEMOIRS – DAY 5 Welcome to day 5 of our first Wabb-Lab: Memoirs! Wabb-Labs are a weeklong deep dive into a specific form of writing. Immerse yourself fully and commit for one week of writing every day! Memoirs may sound like a later in life type of thing and looking back into […]

A CONVERSATION

man and woman whispering in a cinema. Oldfashioned decor. Picture by Catalina Chiaravalla via Pexels

WABB LAB – MEMOIRS – DAY 4 You don’t remember conversations cleanly.So don’t write them cleanly. The exercise Write a conversation you still remember but only write what you remember people saying. Don’t bother with he said, she whispered, they shouted aggressively. No, just what was said.  Also, only the fragments you remember. You can […]

SOMETHING YOU MISUNDERSTOOD

Black and white picture of an elderly man who stares into the distance looking a little confused. photo from Pixabay

WABB LAB – MEMOIRS – DAY 3 A memory doesn’t require clarity.Confusion is allowed. The exercise Write about a moment in your life that you misunderstood at the time, or maybe you still don’t have a clue and are still wondering what the heck happened! It could be: Important:Do not correct the misunderstanding and stay […]